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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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