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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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