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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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