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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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