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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes 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 topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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