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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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