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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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