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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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