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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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