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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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