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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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