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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are usually 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 organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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