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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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