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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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