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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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