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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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