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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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