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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes 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 MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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