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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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