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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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