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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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