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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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