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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the 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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