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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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