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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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