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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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