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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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