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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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