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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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