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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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