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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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