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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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