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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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