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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around 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. Massively open online courses are normally 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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