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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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