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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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