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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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