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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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