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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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