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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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