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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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