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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free 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 subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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