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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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