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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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