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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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