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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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