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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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