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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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