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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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