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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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