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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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