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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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