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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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