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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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