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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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