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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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