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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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