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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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