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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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