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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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