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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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