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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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