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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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