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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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