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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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