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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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