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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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