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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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