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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students 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 lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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