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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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