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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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