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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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