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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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