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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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