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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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