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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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