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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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