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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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