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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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