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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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