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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically 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 several topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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