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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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