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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC 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 numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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