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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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