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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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