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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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