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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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