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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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