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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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