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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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