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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners 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 issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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