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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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