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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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