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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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