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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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