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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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