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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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