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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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