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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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