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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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