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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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