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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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