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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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