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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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