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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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