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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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