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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the 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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