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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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