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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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