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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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