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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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