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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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