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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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