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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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