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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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