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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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