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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners 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 subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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