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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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