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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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