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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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