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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes 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. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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