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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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