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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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