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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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