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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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