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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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