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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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