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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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