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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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