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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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