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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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