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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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