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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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