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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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