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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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