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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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