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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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