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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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