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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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