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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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