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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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