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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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