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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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