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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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