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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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