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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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