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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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