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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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