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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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