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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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