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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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