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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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