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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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