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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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