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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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