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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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