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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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