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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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