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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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