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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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