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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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