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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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