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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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