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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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