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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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