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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always 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 several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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