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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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