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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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