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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not 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 many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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