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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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 many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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