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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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