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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key 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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