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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not 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 subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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