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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes 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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