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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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