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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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