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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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