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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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