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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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