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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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