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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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