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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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