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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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