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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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