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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources