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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free 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 subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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