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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key 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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