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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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