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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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