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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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