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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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