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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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