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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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