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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important 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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