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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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