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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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