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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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