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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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