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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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