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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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