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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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