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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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