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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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