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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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