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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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