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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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