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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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