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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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