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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally 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. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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