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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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