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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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