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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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