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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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