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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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