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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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