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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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