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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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