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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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