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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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