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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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