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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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