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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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