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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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