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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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