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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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