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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not 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 lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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