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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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