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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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