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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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