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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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