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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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