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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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