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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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