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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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