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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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