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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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