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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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