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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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