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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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