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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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