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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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