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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are generally free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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