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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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