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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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