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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally 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 elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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