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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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