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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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