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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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