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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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