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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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