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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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