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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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