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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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