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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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