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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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