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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily 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 lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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