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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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