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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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