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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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