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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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