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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free 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 many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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