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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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