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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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