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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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