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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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