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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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