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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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