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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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