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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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