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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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