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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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