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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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