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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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