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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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