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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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