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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-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 participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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