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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally 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 issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources