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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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