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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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