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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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