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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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