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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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