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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are 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 numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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