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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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