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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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