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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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