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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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