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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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