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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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