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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the 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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