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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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