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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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