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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key 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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