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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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