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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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