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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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