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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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