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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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