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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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