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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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