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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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