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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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