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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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