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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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