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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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