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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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