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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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