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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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