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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently 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 learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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