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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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