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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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