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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually 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 topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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