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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free 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 numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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