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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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