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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly 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 topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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