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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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