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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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