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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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