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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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