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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always 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 struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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