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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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