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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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