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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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