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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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