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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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