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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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