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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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