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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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