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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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