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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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