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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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