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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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