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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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