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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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