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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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