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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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