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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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