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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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