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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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