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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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