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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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