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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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