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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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