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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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