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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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