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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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