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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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