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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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