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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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