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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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