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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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