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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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