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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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