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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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