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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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