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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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