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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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