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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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