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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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