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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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