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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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