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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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