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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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