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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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