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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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