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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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