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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners 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 many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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