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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not 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 elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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