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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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