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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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