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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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