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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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