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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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