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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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