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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches 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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