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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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