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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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