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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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