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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key 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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