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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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