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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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