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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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