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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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