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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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