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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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