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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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