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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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