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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly 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 learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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