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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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