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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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