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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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