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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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