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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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