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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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