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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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