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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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