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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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