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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are 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 blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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