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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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