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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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