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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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