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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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