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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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