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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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