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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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