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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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