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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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