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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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