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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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