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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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