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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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