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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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