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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses 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 topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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