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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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