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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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