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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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