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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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