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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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