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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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