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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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