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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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