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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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