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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the 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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