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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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