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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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