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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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