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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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