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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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