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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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