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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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