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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly 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 lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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