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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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