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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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