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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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