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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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