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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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