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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not 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 elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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