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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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