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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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