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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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