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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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