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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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