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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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