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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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