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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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