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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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