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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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