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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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