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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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