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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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