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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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