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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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