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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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