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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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