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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free 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 a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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