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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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