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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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