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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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