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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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