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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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