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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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