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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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