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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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