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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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