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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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