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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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