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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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