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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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