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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are 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. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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