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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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