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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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