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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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