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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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