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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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