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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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