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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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