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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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