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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world 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. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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