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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always 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 online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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