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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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