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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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