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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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