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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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