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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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