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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally 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. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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