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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews 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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