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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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