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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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