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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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