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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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