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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free 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 many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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