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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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