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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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