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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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