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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally 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 many topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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