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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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