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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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