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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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