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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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