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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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