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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major 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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