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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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