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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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