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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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