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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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