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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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