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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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