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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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