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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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