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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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