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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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