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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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